La Cité du Vin

The Cité du Vin was built in 2016, in Bordeaux, by XTU Architects (Anouk Legendre and Nicolas Desmazières), Éditions HYX is publishing the monograph dedicated to this new emblematic meeting place steeped in history, and the new protagonist of a living heritage unique in the world.

This richly illustrated book, produced under the direction of art and architecture critic Frédéric Migayrou – author of the essay The contours of an oenomorphism and an interview with the architects – presents all the project phases and the singular approach developed by the architects, on the meaning of wine, its origins and the development of its cultural identity.